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- Bioethics Internet Project
- http://www.med.upenn.edu/bioethics/
- Contains a general introduction to bioethics, including a listing of relevant journals and resources. Their Virtual Library has the full text of selected articles by the Center for Bioethics faculty.
- Author: Center for Bioethics (mcgee@mail.med.upenn.edu)
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Law, Government & Political Science--Law
- Arts & Humanities--Philosophy
- Keywords: ethics; medicine; medical ethics
- burnsurgery.com
- http://www.burnsurgery.com
- "Burnsurgery.com is designed to provide comprehensive, up-to-date educational tools for burn care professionals throughout the world. As the science and clinical care of burn patients rapidly evolves, we hope that this site will provide an additional tool for burn care professionals to disseminate improvements in burn care."
- Author: Robert Demling, Leslie DeSanti, and Dennis Orgill (webmaster@burnsurgery.com)
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Specializations
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Keywords: Burns; Thermal injury
- Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI)
- http://www.cnrc.ca/icist/cisti.html
- "CISTI is one of the world's major sources for information in all areas of science, technology, engineering and medicine." Their site gives information abou the CISTI library and the NRC Archives, and allows access to their catalogue of serials, books, reports and conference proceedings. Citations to resources are free. Publications, reference assistance and document delivery are also available, but require payment.
- Author: CISTI, National Research Council of Canada (NRC) (cisti.info@nrc.ca)
- Subjects:
- Sciences & Technology
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Sciences & Technology--Engineering
- Keywords: Canada
- Health Care for the Homeless Information Resource Center
- http://www.prainc.com/hch/
- "A wealth of links, resources and articles for those who are looking for jobs in the healthcare industry (managed care, hospitals, healthcare systems, companies, physician groups, etc.). Whether you are an executive, clinician, physician, healthcare administrator, biotech scientist, marketing professional, nurse, CEO, or CFO, you will undoubtedly find opportunities here for networking with employers, professionals, other job seekers, search firms and recruiters."
- Author: Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Primary Health Care
- Subjects:
- Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Social Work
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Health & Medical Sciences--Health Care Management and Policy
- Keywords: homelessness; housing
- Health Care & Medical Employment Resources
- http://www.pohly.com/links.shtml
- "A wealth of links, resources and articles for those who are looking for jobs in the healthcare industry (managed care, hospitals, healthcare systems, companies, physician groups, etc.). Whether you are an executive, clinician, physician, healthcare administrator, biotech scientist, marketing professional, nurse, CEO, or CFO, you will undoubtedly find opportunities here for networking with employers, professionals, other job seekers, search firms and recruiters."
- Author: Pam Pohly (pam@pohly.com)
- Subjects:
- Business & Economics--Employment--Job Searching and Employee Recruiting
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Health & Medical Sciences--Health Care Management and Policy
- HealthGate MEDLINE+
- http://www.healthgate.com/medline/search-medline.shtml
- Free searching of the following medical index and abstract databases: AIDSDRUGS, AIDSLINE, AIDSTRIALS, BIOETHICSLINE, CANCERLIT, HealthSTAR, MEDLINE. Please note that the full text of the articles cannot be accessed online, but can be ordered through this site (or ask your local librarian to acquire articles via interlibrary loan). Registration Required.
- Author: HealthGate Data Corp. (support@healthgate.com)
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes--AIDS
- Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes--Cancer
- Keywords: Articles; Journals; MEDLINE
- HighWire Press
- http://highwire.stanford.edu/
- Highwire Press is a project of Stanford University to form partnerships with publishers of scientific information and to apply technological expertise to promote scientific communication. Scientific journals are made available online, some free, some by subscription, many searchable with abstracts available. Dynamic site which is struggling with pricing structure, but may provide a good start for Web users when seeking citations of scientific articles.
- Author: Stanford University Libraries
- Subjects:
- Sciences & Technology
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Keywords: Scientific Journals
- Martindale's Health Science Guide
- http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/HSGuide.html
- A "Multimedia Specialized Information Resource" with teaching files, medical cases, multimedia courses/textbooks, multimedia tutorials, databases, and movies. There are medical, administration, bioscience, chemistry, dental, graduate, nursing, nutrition, pharmacy, public health, and veterinary areas on the site as well as some general reference links to calculators, dictionaries, etc.
- Author: Jim Martindale (jmartindale@vmsa.oac.uci.edu)
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Keywords: tutorials; databases; cases; textbooks
- The Medical Algorithms Project
- http://www.medal.org/
- "A Medical Algorithm is any computation, formula, survey, or look-up table, useful in healthcare. We have collected over 1600 algorithms (taken from the biomedical literature, including research journals and textbooks) spanning major medical domains, organized into 43 chapters. To ensure the widest possible audience, the algorithms have been implemented in an Excel workbook which you can freely download to run on your Windows or Macintosh computer. You will need MS Excel, and should be familiar with running spreadsheets." There is also Spanish mirror site linked from this site.
- Author: John R. Svirbely and M.G. Sriram
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools
- Keywords: Medical students; Physicians; Healthcare professionals
- The Medical Matrix Project
- http://www.medmatrix.org/
- "Ranked, Peer-Reviewed, Annotated, Updated Clinical Medicine Resources. The Medical Matrix Project is devoted to posting, annotating, and continuously updating 'full content, unrestricted access, Internet clinical medicine resources.' Our target audience is primarily United States physicians and healthworkers who are on the front line in prescribing treatment for disease conditions. The criteria for selection and ranking of these resources include their utility for point of care clinical application, quality, and currency. We utilize precise mechanisms for peer review on an ongoing basis that allow us to maintain the integrity of our database. To achieve this, resources are selected that fit into specific categories derived from methods used in Medline. The sites are graded on a scale of 1-5 stars by practicing clinicians and periodically reviewed by our editorial board. Our ranking system is based upon our web site survey and users' contributions." Searchable.
- Author: Healthtel Corporation (gmalet@healthtel.com)
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- MediMatch
- http://www.medimatch.com/
- "Source of tools and information for healthcare professionals seeking new employment or practice opportunities, and for employers seeking medical professionals." Registration required.
- Author: MediMatch Inc. (professionalservices@MediMatch.com)
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Business & Economics--Employment--Job Searching and Employee Recruiting
- The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
- http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/
- Online version of one of the most widely used medical texts in the world. Covers symptoms and treatments for an extremely broad range of diseases, disorders, and other medical conditions. Emphasis and tone is aimed at medical professionals, but laypersons will find much of use here as well.
- Author: Merck & Co., Inc.
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- NIH Consensus Statements
- http://odp.od.nih.gov/consensus/cons/cons.htm
- An NIH Consensus Statement is a report evaluating state-of-the-art scientific information on a given biomedical technology with the purpose of resolving a particular controversial issue in clinical practice. Each NIH Consensus Statement answers a series of four to six questions concerning efficacy, risk, and clinical applications, and recommends directions for future research. [They are] intended to advance understanding of the technology or issue in question and to be useful to health professionals and the public." Statements are indexed by subject and year and deal with a broad spectrum of medical topics.
- Author: National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Program
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Health & Medical Sciences--Consumer Information
- Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes
- Keywords: Medical technology; Treatment; Diagnosis; Clinical practice
- Nursing and Health Care Resources on the Net
- http://www.shef.ac.uk/~nhcon/
- A searchable gateway site for nurses and other healthcare professionals. Links to nursing resources and associations.
- Author: Roy Ward (Rod.Ward@sheffield.ac.uk)
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Health & Medical Sciences--Specializations
- Keywords: Nursing; Nurses
- Pharmlink
- http://www.pharmlink.com/
- "A compendium of reference links for healthcare professionals. Pharmlink offers a collection of thousands of internet links geared for those involved in the Healthcare and related fields."
- Author: Rittenhouse Communications (howard@ritcom.com)
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Keywords: Resources
- RXmed
- http://www.rxmed.com/
- A "peer-reviewed resource for primary care physicians." Includes patient handouts for over 400 illnesses and a pharmaceutical index.
- Author: Rx Net Inc. (info@rxmed.com)
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Health & Medical Sciences--Medications & Pharmaceuticals
- Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes
- SciCentral
- http://www.scicentral.com/
- "SciCentral, which opened in June 1997, is a metadirectory of science and engineering resources conceived and created by professional scientists. The aim of SciCentral is two-fold: to aid the science community by enabling direct and efficient access to only the most valuable internet resources, and to prepare a platform for communication between scientists and engineers so that they may work together to solve the complex research problems confronting us today. Use of SciCentral is free." The searchable Gateway provides access to over 50,000 sites in 150 specialties in the following major categories: biological sciences, physical and chemical sciences, health sciences, earth and space sciences, engineering sciences, women and minorities in science, government agencies, institutional directories, and science in the news.
- Author: SciLink, Inc. (scicentral@scicentral.co)
- Subjects:
- Sciences & Technology
- Social Sciences--Ethnic, Cultural, Immigration, and Racial Issues
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Keywords: science; engineering; women; minority; national labs; news; resources
- TOXNET
- http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/sis1/
- "A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas." Available databases include "Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)," "Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)," "Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS)," "Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)," and several others, including bibliographic literature databases. A Summary Database table can help assist you in choosing an appropriate database.
- Author: National Library of Medicine (tehiptest@nlm.nih.gov)
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Health & Medical Sciences--Occupational Health & Safety
- Keywords: toxicology
- The Vaccine Page
- http://vaccines.com/
- Annotated directory of Internet resources relating to vaccination. Includes separate sections for parents (laypersons), practitioners, and researchers.
- Author: UniScience News Net (webmaster@vaccines.com)
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Medications & Pharmaceuticals
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Children & Parenting
- Keywords: Vaccination; Resources
- Web Watch: An Internist's Guide to the World Wide Web
- http://www.acponline.org/computer/webwatch/wwatch1.htm
- "Web Watch is the internist's guide to medical resources on the Internet. It is intended to be selective, rather than comprehensive, to save you from having to wade through extensive lists." Weekly updates; archive of past reviews is searchable.
- Author: American College of Physicians (interpub@mail.acponline.org)
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Keywords: Resources
- WebMedLit
- http://webmedlit.silverplatter.com/
- "This is a web resource which tracks updates to 18 medical journals on the web and builds topical views from the combined tables of contents. Topical views also feature links to related news stories from PR Newswire. The journals are scanned daily and the site is updated as new content appears."
- Author: Web Medical Literature Services (feedback@webmedlit.com)
- Subjects:
- Health & Medical Sciences--Professional Resources
- Keywords: Journals
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